The show, which continues Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., features about 60 visual artists of all kinds from across Alabama, including painters, photographers, jewelry makers, sculptors, woodworkers, metal artists, potters, glass artists and fabric and fiber artists.

There’s even Donna DiGiorgio from Hoover, who makes artwork out of flattened bottlecaps, and Kenneth Spivey of Vestavia Hills, who makes knives and jewelry out of railroad spikes.

“We’ve got some of the best artists we’ve ever had this year – some terrificly original artwork,” said Rip Weaver, executive director of Aldridge Gardens. “I’m really impressed with the artists … It’s top-notch. People that are not seeing this are missing a good show.”

Jennifer Gowers, the show coordinator from Go Pro Event Solutions, said all the artists are from Alabama, including some from as far away as Dothan and Mobile. However, she received a lot of phone calls from artists in Atlanta and Tennessee who wanted to come.

Spotty showers and the threat of rain around the Birmingham metro area may have scared off some potential visitors to the art show, but there were only a few passing sprinkles of rain today, Weaver said. Attendance was down some from the first day last year, but “We’ve had really good traffic today, especially before lunch,” he said.

Organizers are hoping the rain will hold off Sunday as well. “It’s not promising, but you never can tell,” Weaver said.

These metal possums were made by B.J. and Cindy Cail of West Blocton, Ala., and were the Cails bestselling item at the 11th annual Art in the Gardens show at Aldridge Gardens in Hoover, Ala., on Saturday, June 1, 2013. (Jon Anderson/janderson@al.com)

Cindy Cail, a metal artist who specializes in animals, birds and flowers, said this is her second year at the Art in the Gardens show at Aldridge and she likes the venue. “It’s a beautiful place,” she said. “There’s a lot of good art – beautiful artists, and it’s all done by hand.”

Her bestselling item the past two years has been her hanging possums, she said. She sold at least 10 Saturday, she said.

Edna Sealy, president of the Hoover-Shelby Art Association, was there, selling her paintings for the third year. Because she paints art based on nature, the Aldridge show is a good fit for her, she said.

Joseph Frye , a clay sculptor from Clanton, won best of show.

Other winners of various categories were:

Jewelry – Cecily Chaney

Woodworking – Ben Smith

Photography – Michael Mixon

Clay – Janice Entler

Sculpture – Jayne Harrison

Mixed media – Heaven McCaulley

Painting – Maurice Cook

Glass – Steve and Sally Smith

The 11th annual Art in the Gardens show continues Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aldridge Gardens is at 3530 Lorna Road in Hoover, but additional free parking and shuttles will be available in Riverchase Crossings shopping center (Bed Bath & Beyond and H.H. Gregg) near the corner of Lorna Road and U.S. 31.

A $5 donation is requested for admission to Art in the Gardens for anyone 18 and older. For more information, call 682-8019.